District Court, N.D. Alabama February 4, 2010, Civil Action 2:09-cv-00709-AKK (Leahey v. FRANKLIN COLLECTION SERVICE, INC.)

MEMORANDUM OPINION

ABDUL K. KALLON, District Judge.

I. BACKGROUND

This is an action brought under the federal Fair Debt Collection Practices Act, 15 U.S.C. § 1692 et seq. (“FDCPA”). Plaintiff also alleges state law claims pursuant to this court’s supplemental jurisdiction. 28 U.S.C. § 1367.

Plaintiff Samuel Lee Leahey (“Leahey”) alleges that Defendant Franklin Collection Service, Inc.